The main purpose of Children’s ESL teaching is to develop their early communication skills and the interesting of learning English.. Interaction is the key to teaching language for communication. This article starts from the definition of interaction, analyzes various types of interaction in ESL classroom, how to act and stresses the key importance of interaction in the process of teaching children’s English. This interactive teaching method is apt to the character of children.
Key words
Children’s ESL teaching; interaction teaching; interaction learning; communication
Abstract ………………………………………………………………………………Ⅰ
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Introduction……………………………………………………………………………1
I. The Definitions of Interaction………………………………………………………3
II. Various Types of Interaction………………………………………………………3
A.Classroom Interaction……………………………………………………………3
1. Child-to-child Interaction……………………………………………………4
2. Teacher-to-child interaction…………………………………………………4
B. Outside Interaction……………………………………………………………5
1. Teacher-to- teacher Interaction………………………………………………5
2. Teacher-to- Parent Interaction………………………………………………5
III. Interaction in Children’s English learning…………………………………………6
IV. Introduce Interaction at the Very Beginning of Language Study…………………7
V. Conditions for Children’s Foreign Language Learning……………………………9
A. Contexts which Affect Children’s Language Learning…………………………9
1. In Your Experience, What Are the Basic Conditions for Children’s English Learning………………………………………………………………………………9
2. What Kind of Environment do They Need……………………………………9
3. Where Can They Get Support / Help…………………………………………9
B. Compare and Analyze Situations for Children’s Foreign Language Learning…10
C. How Can You Improve Children’s Learning Conditions………………………10
D. How Can We Improve Our Learning Conditions during the Training Course?11
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………12
Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………13
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………14
